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    Limitations of MIVAN Formwork

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    MIVAN formwork has some limitations including: 1) Small sizes can cause finishing lines on concrete surfaces. 2) Concealed services are difficult due to thin components. 3) Uniform planning and elevations are required to be cost-effective. However, the limitations do not pose serious problems and remedial measures can address issues like shrinkage cracks and heat of hydration. MIVAN formwork is concluded to be a cost-effective and efficient construction tool that has great potential for affordable housing in India.

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    Limitations of MIVAN Formwork

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    MIVAN formwork has some limitations including: 1) Small sizes can cause finishing lines on concrete surfaces. 2) Concealed services are difficult due to thin components. 3) Uniform planning and elevations are required to be cost-effective. However, the limitations do not pose serious problems and remedial measures can address issues like shrinkage cracks and heat of hydration. MIVAN formwork is concluded to be a cost-effective and efficient construction tool that has great potential for affordable housing in India.

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    MIVAN formwork has some limitations including: 1) Small sizes can cause finishing lines on concrete surfaces. 2) Concealed services are difficult due to thin components. 3) Uniform planning and elevations are required to be cost-effective. However, the limitations do not pose serious problems and remedial measures can address issues like shrinkage cracks and heat of hydration. MIVAN formwork is concluded to be a cost-effective and efficient construction tool that has great potential for affordable housing in India.

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    Limitations of MIVAN Formwork

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    MIVAN formwork has some limitations including: 1) Small sizes can cause finishing lines on concrete surfaces. 2) Concealed services are difficult due to thin components. 3) Uniform planning and elevations are required to be cost-effective. However, the limitations do not pose serious problems and remedial measures can address issues like shrinkage cracks and heat of hydration. MIVAN formwork is concluded to be a cost-effective and efficient construction tool that has great potential for affordable housing in India.

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    Limitations of MIVAN Formwork

    Even though there are so many advantages of MIVAN formwork the limitations cannot be ignored. However the
    limitations do not pose any serious problems. They are as follows: 1) Because of small sizes finishing lines are seen on the concrete surfaces.
    2) Concealed services become difficult due to small thickness of components.
    3) It requires uniform planning as well as uniform elevations to be cost effective.
    4) Modifications are not possible as all members are caste in RCC.
    5) Large volume of work is necessary to be cost effective i.e. at least 200 repetitions of the forms should
    be possible at work.
    6) The formwork requires number of spacer, wall ties etc. which are placed @ 2 feet c/c; these create
    problems such as seepage, leakages during monsoon.
    7) Due to box-type construction shrinkage cracks are likely to appear.
    8) Heat of Hydration is high due to shear walls.

    Remedial Measures
    In external walls, ties used in shutter connection create holes in wall after deshuttering. These may become a
    source of leakage if care is not taken to grout the holes. Due to box-type construction shrinkage cracks are
    likely to appear around door and window openings in the walls. It is possible to minimize these cracks by
    providing control strips in the structure which could be concreted after a delay of about 3 to 7 days after
    major concreting. The problem of cracking can be avoided by minimizing the heat of hydration by using
    flyash.

    Conclusion and Inference on the effectiveness of


    Mivan Formwork

    The task of housing due to the rising population of the country is becoming increasingly monumental. In terms
    of technical capabilities to face this challenge, the potential is enormous; it only needs to be judiciously
    exploited.
    Civil engineers not only build but also enhance the quality of life. Their creativity and technical skill
    help to plan, design, construct and operate the facilities essential to life. It is important for civil engineers to
    gain and harness the potent and versatile construction tools.
    Traditionally, construction firms all over the world have been slow to adopt the innovation and changes.
    Contractors are a conservative lot. It is the need of time to analyze the depth of the problem and find effective
    solutions. MIVAN serves as a cost effective and efficient tool to solve the problems of the mega housing project
    all over the world. MIVAN aims to maximize the use of modern construction techniques and equipments on its
    entire project.
    We have tried to cover each and every aspect related to aluminium (MIVAN) form construction. We thus
    infer that MIVAN form construction is able to provide high quality construction at unbelievable speed and at
    reasonable cost. This technology has great potential for application in India to provide affordable housing to its
    rising population.
    Thus it can be concluded that quality and speed must be given due consideration with regards to
    economy. Good quality construction will never deter to projects speed nor will it be uneconomical. In fact time
    consuming repairs and modification due to poor quality work generally delay the job and cause additional
    financial impact on the project. Some experts feel that housing alternatives with low maintenance requirements
    may be preferred even if at the slightly may preferred even if at the higher initial cost.

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